💥 ARE YOU READY!?!💥 All film program details are now online! See what’s playing on your favorite evenings; from Radical Reels to world premieres, Best of Fest and all the rest - with 84 films screening in Banff there’s an incredible selection of programs to enjoy. Online Film Passes are also available today! With 81 films available in Canada and 77 in the U.S. you don’t have to miss out on the action. Hit the link in our bio for tickets and more 👆👆 . . . #MountainCulture #NineEpicDays #LiveEvents #BookFestival #FilmFestival #Mountains #Environment #Adventure #Expedition #Explore #BanffNationalPark #BanffMountainFestival

It's new, it's exciting, and it's free! The Rab Stage is our new venue located in the Festival Marketplace on Nov 3 -5, and  it will be home to a wide variety of events! Catch a Festival film program and pair it with a stop at the Rab Stage to make a full day out of your Festival experience. From new events like the Photo Rodeo hosted by Paul Zizka featuring @monikadeviat @kristopherandres @shimizuimg @fastlightphotos to classic events like Words & Wine this stage is going to deliver an excellent selection of #MountainCulture There's Filmmaker's Forums, Indigenous Dialogue, pro photo tips and more. To see all the events check out the Festival Schedule! 📸 by Photo Rodeo host @paulzizkaphoto . . . #FreeEvents #NineEpicDays #Photography #Indigenous #OutdoorAthletes #Filmmaker #Epic #BanffMountainFestival

When people speak of ‘crossing Canada’ it’s always coast to coast, Atlantic to Pacific or vice-versa. If you want a full-on adventure, you should try it North to South! This #TuesdayTrailerTime features a hardy team of Québécois as they do just that in the Festival Film Canada Vertical. It’s a journey of epic proportions as they travel 7,600 km across the rugged landscapes of 🇨🇦 Catch this and five other phenomenal films at the first show of the Festival at 9AM this Saturday! . . . #Expedition #Adventure #Wilderness #OCanada #Quebec #Outddoors #CanoeTrip #BikePack #XCskiing #BanffFilmFestival

The Mountain Spirit Award goes to...🥁🥁🥁 Zachary Chomchuk! A teacher in the classroom, at camps, outdoors orgs, and of many of his peers, Zach's passion for teaching others to respect the places we play in is what struck us most. We were impressed by his dedication to access, environmental education and the sheer amount of instructional roles he has held in his 25 years. Well deserved Zach! Each year we award a young Albertan, aged 15-25, with our Mountain Spirit Award. This includes a cash prize and equally significant swag from our sponsors. Nominate the environmentally minded young people in your lives next year to let them know how proud of them you are. This award is sponsored by @rab.equipment @mtnorquay and @alpineclubcan 🙏🏽 . . . #MountainSpiritAward #OutdoorAccess #EnvironmentalEducation #OutdoorAdovcacy #BanffMountainFestival

🎿 Enjoy fun competitions, enter contests, book adventures, buy gear, get involved, gather free swag, learn about everything outdoors and so much more ➕➕➕ Check out this year's Festival Marketplace from November 3 - 5 to discover a happening hub of the Festival. It's bigger than ever and has expanded to two floors for 2023. This expansion includes the new @rab.equipment Rab Stage which features free events where pro athletes, photographers, authors and filmmakers will be sharing their stories. The activities don't stop there! Festival sponsors and exhibitors will also be hosting numerous free events  at their booth spaces. You'll just have to be there to discover it all! So, catch a show and pair it with a stop by the Festival Marketplace for a full-on Festival experience. And don't forget about the happy hours either, it is a Festival after all 😜 . . . #Marketplace #Market #Festival #MountainCulture #FreeEvents #BanffEvents #NineEpicDays #Travel #OutdoorGear #BanffMountainFestival

🏔️ Just 8 days left until the much-anticipated @banffmountainfestival kicks off! 📽️📚 🎉 We’re thrilled to unveil this year’s exclusive BUFF® design, a masterpiece by the talented @launitzsche, hailing from the breathtaking mountains of Bariloche in Northern Patagonia. Get ready for adventure with this unique accessory – a perfect blend of style and utility! Limited stock is available, so don’t miss out! Link in bio 🔗 to get yours now or get it in person at the Festival Marketplace! Video🎥 from: @sunsetamedia . . #LiveMoreNow #Banff #MountainCulture #Adventure #Expedition #Exploration #AdventureSports #MountainFestival #FilmFestival #BookFestival #BanffMountainFilmFestival

📚Our category winners have been announced! Our esteemed international jury have chosen a selection of excellent titles. Each of these books is awarded $3000 for their category win and are now eligible for the $5000 Grand Prize! The 2023 Grand prize will be announced on-stage at the Festival on November 2 🏆A big to congrats goes out to all the authors: Mountain Literature (non-fiction) – The Jon Whyte Award Sponsored by @whytemuse A Line Above the Sky: On Mountains and Motherhood @@morty_but_nice - Ebury Press Mountain Fiction & Poetry Sponsored by the @banfftown We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies @tseringylama - McClelland & Stewart @Environmental Literature @Sponsored by @canmountainnet Drawing Botany Home: A Rooted Life @drawbotany - Rocky Mountain Books Adventure Travel Sponsored by @rm_books Instead: Navigating the Adventures of a Childfree Life - A Memoir @bookscoffey - Rocky Mountain Books Mountain Image Sponsored by @mountainlifemedia Mont Blanc Lines @alexbuisse - Vertebrate Publishing Guidebooks Sponsored by @acmg.ca Walking & Wayfinding in the Westfjords of Iceland Henry Fletcher and Jay Simpson, Wayfinding Guides Mountain Article Sponsored by @rab.equipment Securing the Shadows @davidstevenson9715 - The Mississippi Review Climbing Literature Sponsored by @mec Royal Robbins: The American Climber @david__smart12346 - Mountaineers Books & Special Jury mentions for Fire Weather by @johnvaillant_ + Oldman's River by Sid Marty! . . . #BookCompetition #BookAwards #Bookstagram #MountainCulture #BookFestival #Author #Published #BanffMountainFestival

🏠Do the Festival on easy mode! You can stay at the heart of the Festival @banffcentre with special discounted rates, or get 15% off @banff.lodging.co stays if you prefer to be in town. Getting here and getting around is just as sweet a deal with 25% off @banffairporter transfers and
FREE @roam_transit between Canmore - Banff and Banff - Lake Louise with a Festival ticket! Details under 'Accommodation & Partner Offers' @ our profile link 🚐

📖 It's a Book Festival! Yes, we're mainly known as a Film Festival, but many core Festival fans know just how cool it is to hear anecdotes from adventuring authors in person as they recount wild - and often humourous - tales.  Our first day of book events, on November 2nd, is all about climbing! So come and listen as @grahamzimmerman @david__smart12346 @morty_but_nice @alexbuisse and @smootopia recount adventures, tales and life lessons learned via the best bits of their books 📖 . . . #BookFestival #MountainCulture #AdventureReads #OutdoorLiterature #Bookstagram #AuthorSigning #BookSale #BanffBookList #BanffMountainFestival

It’s a powerful and emotional story. It’s not often that we describe a film focused on sport climbing with these words, but that isn’t really what this film is about. Still Alive is a story about seemingly super human perseverance, and that is what makes it such a compelling film and earned it this pre-Festival #TuesdayTrailerTime 🎬 Watch Still Alive along with, Going Greenland and Carne et Ossa @artsplacecanmore at 7PM October 30th, or @banffcentre at 9AM October 28th.

The early bird gets the... DEALS! Today is the last day to buy an Online Film Pass at the discounted Early Bird rate. If you aren't able to join us in Banff, or just want to see as many of the Festival films as possible, the Online Pass is the best way to do so!  Promo Code - 🐣 EARLYBIRD23 🐣 📸: by Gemma Wearing, from the feature length Festival Film, The Eagle With The Sunlit Eye 🦅 @sunliteye

This year we are welcoming 7 new sponsors. A huge thanks goes out to all our sponsors for making the Festival possible and supporting our film and book awards! We’re excited to have @happyyak.ca step up into a Major Sponsor role, in a big part because it means more tasty dehydrated meals for us and all of you 😉 @koreoutdoors has come on board and bring along with them the best of craft gear from the Kootenay - check it all out in our Festival Marketplace! For 2023 we also have a handful of new awards sponsors including: @duerperformance for Best Short Film @herschelsupply for Best Film, Mountain Sports @nrsweb for Best Feature Film @aurora_expeditions for Best Film, Adventure The North Face Banff for the Summit of Excellence Award & @11thhourracing for Audience Choice Award! And, available to see online, be sure to check out all the free events, activities, galleries and parties hosted and sponsored by @banffculturecollective @hellyhansen @herschelsupply @moosehotelandsuites @whytemuseum and @parkdistillery 💃🏼🪩🕺🏽 📸: Courtesy of Happy Yak 🏕️ . . . #BanffMountainFestival #FeedTheBeastInYou #CraftGearFromHere #Sponsors #BigThanks #FreeEvents #Afterparty #GalleryHop #PosterSigning #BookTalks #Contest #MountainCulture